Seattle Times: "Kerry's right to slam the president on Iraq"

[JetCityLiberal]

Seems like the Times continues to return from the dark side. This was a very good editorial. They have already endorsed John Kerry after endorsing b*sh in 2000.

Link: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2002043476_jfked23.html

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"That John Kerry voted to authorize war in October 2002 but says he would not have gone to war is not a "flip-flop." It is sensible and consistent.

An authorization vote is what a labor union does. There it is called a strike authorization. It says to the negotiators, "We grant you the power to send us on strike. We do this to strengthen your hand." In October 2002, that is what Congress did. It granted George Bush the power to send America to war, so as to strengthen the president's hand against Saddam Hussein. Having approved that power, Kerry has every right to criticize how the president used it. He says Bush rushed to war — and he is right."

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"In hindsight, should we have gone to war? Incredibly, Bush says yes.

"How can he possibly be serious?" Kerry said in his Monday speech. "Is he really saying to America that if we knew there was no imminent threat, no weapons of mass destruction, no ties to al-Qaida, the United States should have invaded Iraq? My answer: resoundingly, no, because a commander in chief's first responsibility is to make a wise and responsible decision to keep America safe."


JetCityLiberal

[dogtag]

1. The 'strike authorization' is a perfect analogy. (n/t)

[flamingyouth]

2. The Times' editorial staff has stopped drinking the Kool-Aid

I still hate them and I won't ever subscribe again after their endorsement of * in 2000. But I'm glad to see that, Bruce Ramsey aside, they are coming around.:thumbsup:

[JetCityLiberal]

3. I couldn't agree more flamingyouth

Ramsey...:puke:

I still miss Mindy Cameron, don't blame her one bit for leaving after their b*sh stupidity.

Their early endorsement of Kerry was a pleasant surprise. No subscription for our house either, we will stick with the P-I.



JetCityLiberal

[flamingyouth]

4. Me too - I get the P-I and the NY Times every day

But no more Times for me.

I used to know Mindy Cameron while she was there. She is a good egg. :hi:

[sparrowhawk]

5. Bush said that Saddam Hussein was a gathering threat to the U.S.

But he was actually a waning threat. There are other, much more dangerous threats out there now that are not getting the attention they deserve because we're so focused on Iraq. The right-wingers should have done something about Saddam back in the '80s, when he was committing atrocities against his own people and building his WMDs. That was when he was a gathering threat. Instead they supported him.